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Victory after video confusion: Leverkusen beats FC Porto

2020-02-20T22:12:02.225Z


In the pouring rain, Leverkusen scores a home win against FC Porto. The video referee plays a decisive role in both Bayer goals. But the goal worsens the starting position.


In the pouring rain, Leverkusen scores a home win against FC Porto. The video referee plays a decisive role in both Bayer goals. But the goal worsens the starting position.

Leverkusen (dpa) - Two unusual goals at the crazy video-proof premiere in the Europa League have given Bayer Leverkusen the chance of reaching the round of 16.

After a goal with double video correction by Lucas Alario (29th minute) and a penalty goal by Kai Havertz (57th) in the second attempt, the Bundesliga club defeated last year's Champions League quarter-finalist FC Porto 2-1 ( 1: 0). In the second leg on February 27 in Portugal, Leverkusen still has a lot of work to do after Zé Luis' goal (73 minutes).

The Alario tour gate was one of the strangest in the history of video evidence - and it was on the first day of technical assistance in the small European Cup. After a video check, referee Slavko Vincic from Slovenia initially recognized the hit, but revised his decision again and gave the hit himself, obviously confused. Before the 2-0 Havertz had already missed the penalty. Because goalkeeper Agustin Marchesin had moved too early, however, the international was allowed to compete again and this time transformed safely.

The game had started for Bayer in the pouring rain with a startling moment. Sven Bender (8th) fell from Soares to the ground after a nostril, but was able to continue playing in the BayArena after a short break in front of 26,839 spectators. Leverkusen initially struggled against tightly staggered and aggressive backlash Portuguese.

Havertz, however, caused a turning point in the game with his bang effect. After the passing of Kevin Volland, the young international hit the ball on the crossbar (17th). Bayer served the first great opportunity as a pick-me-up. From then on, the hosts dominated the event and rewarded with Alario's goal from close range.

The Portuguese runner-up was rarely dangerous. With a shot by Matheus Uribe (43.) Bayer goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky showed his class.

Porto started the second half more aggressively, but after Wilson Manafa's clumsy grip on Volland there was a penalty for Leverkusen, which Havertz ultimately managed to score for his first European Cup goal after twelve games without a goal.

A much better starting position was nullified by the goal. Hradecky seemed to have parried the header of Zé Luis artistically. But the ball descended in a high arc into the Bayer goal.

Press kit on uefa.com

Source: merkur

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